Armed attack wounds Turkish-backed SNA leader in Syria’s Afrin
ALEPPO, Syria (North Press) – On Friday, a leader of Turkish-backed Suqour al-Shamal faction sustained critical wounds in an assassination attempt in the town of Maydanki in the countryside of Afrin, north of Aleppo governorate.
A local source told North Press the leader, known as Abu Izzo al-Hamwi, who hails from the western countryside of Hama, was wounded by unknown attackers.
The attacker shot at the leader’s car in Maydanki.
He was transferred to Afrin Hospital amidst military alert by the faction in the town following the incident.
Al-Hamwi operates in command of Gamrouk region in the countryside of Afrin, according to the same source.
The city of Afrin was occupied by Turkey in 2018 following a military operation called “Olive Branch” to push away the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) under the pretext of protecting Turkey’s “national security.”
The operation caused the displacement of about 300.000 of the original inhabitants of the Kurds of Afrin who have been taking shelter in 40 villages and five camps in Shahba region since then.
The areas held by Turkish forces and their affiliated factions, also known as Syrian National Army (SNA), witness security chaos, including arrests, kidnappings, thefts and successive murders in light of the factions’ disability to maintain security.